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U.S. Highway 61, known as the "blues highway," rivals Route 66 as the most famous road in American music lore. Dozens of blues artists have recorded songs about Highway 61, including Mississippians Sunnyland Slim, James "Son" Thomas,"Honeyboy" Edwards, Big Joe Williams, Joe McCoy, Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie Shaw, Johnny Young,Eddie Burns and Mississippi Fred McDowell. The original route, now called Old Highway 61, was just west of here.
Details
| HM Number | HM1AE0 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Mississippi Blues Trail series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Blues Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 2:09am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 749347 N 3858761 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.84063333, -90.27311667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 50.438', W 90° 16.387' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 50' 26.28" N, 90° 16' 23.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6108 Kirby Rd, Robinsonville MS 38664, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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